Sports

Middlesex volleyball team captures Tidewater crown; undefeated Charger girls host April 12 tourney opener by Tom Chillemi -  For the second consecutive season the Middlesex High School volleyball team is the regular season Tidewater District Champion. The district title earns...

Head coaches (and brothers) Garrett Gregory and Geoff Gregory led the children through skills development and scrimmages to knock off the cobwebs of 12-months-plus of no youth sports. Y spokesman Buzz Lambert also gave a nod about the importance...

by Larry Chowning -  The new Middlesex Gymnastics Center opened last week at 7962 General Puller Highway, Unit 605, in Topping, next door to Harmony Grove Baptist Church. “We offer gymnastics, ninja and tumbling classes for ages 2-18 in our brand...

Piankatank River Golf Club member Joe Zeb of Irvington celebrates his making a hole in one March 30 on Piankatank’s hole number 7 at 154 yards. He used a No. 6 hybrid club and was playing on the Hartfield...

Charger girls enter season’s final stretch boasting 10-0 record by Tom Chillemi -  In recent action, the Middlesex High School (MHS) varsity Lady Charger volleyball team defeated Lancaster, Mathews, and King and Queen to stretch its undefeated record to 10-0...

by Larry Chowning -  The Middlesex High School (MHS) golf team defeated the Lancaster Red Devils, 371-385, Saturday at Golden Eagle Golf Course in Irvington and finished second in a quad-meet at the Piankatank River Golf Course in Hartfield on...

This Saturday, April 3, Virginia Motor Speedway in Jamaica returns to offering weekly racing after a year off due to COVID-19 restrictions. Community anticipation is running high for the reopening of the half-mile dirt, oval track, speedway reps said. The...

There were many unknowns at the start of the pandemic, but there was one thing Dawn Fleet knew for certain: in-person learning was essential. Fleet, head of school at Ware Academy, along with the faculty and staff, immediately went to...

by Tom Chillemi -  Middlesex High School All-State volleyball player Airiana Beverley signed a letter of commitment this week to play volleyball at Ferrum College in Ferrum, which is near Rocky Mount. Last season, as a junior, Lady Charger Beverley was...

by Tom Chillemi -  The Middlesex Lady Chargers are 8-0 as the 12-game season winds down. In recent action, Middlesex defeated King William, Lancaster and King and Queen. On March 16, Middlesex defeated host King William 25-14, 25-18 and 25-11. Laura Walton...